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Bell Ringer
• What is inflation?• Name one CAUSE of the worldwide
depression.• Name one EFFECT of the worldwide
depression.
World War II
Today’s Objectives
• Explain the impact of the worldwide depression on Japan, Italy, and Germany.
• Describe the events leading up to the start of WWII.• Describe the actions taken by Germany from
September 1939 until June 1940.• Identify the key battles and events of WWII.• Identify key people of WWII.• Identify the countries involved and their alliances.
What If …
• Government was blamed when the Great Depression hit.
• Military then took over the country– Extreme nationalists– Believed they could solve economic
problems through expansion– Decided to create a Pacific Empire
Japan Expands
• Manchuria: Taken by Japan in 1931
• China: Attacked by Japan in 1937
Mussolini sees Japan’s success and takes Ethiopia in order to expand.
• Goes against the Treaty of Versailles– Beginning in March 1935
• Rebuilds armed forces– Starts in 1934!– Germany moves troops into the Rhineland
League of Nations • Condemns actions
of Japan, Italy and Germany
• But … they could not back it up!– No army– USA did not join
Tripartite Pact• Alliance between Germany, Italy, & Japan • Became known as the Axis Powers
October 1936: Germany & Italy form an alliance
November 1936: Japan joins
AppeasementBritain and France practiced appeasement prior to the start of World War II.
Britain & France allowed Germany to do what it wanted (appeasement).
To appease is to please.
Appeasement = the policy of giving Hitler what he demanded to stop him
from going to war
Appeasement
1936: Germany reoccupies the Rhineland > Britain condemns Germany.
1938: Germany takes over Austria > Britain allows it, but makes Germany promise not to take over anymore territory.
1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia > Britain & France condemn Germany’s actions.
Munich Conference• September 29, 1938: Meeting between
France, Britain, Germany, & Italy• Germany was given land & Germany
promised not to take anymore land– Hitler is given the
Sudetenland– 6 months later Hitler
takes the rest of Czechoslovakia
Non-Aggression Pact
• Agreement between Hitler & Stalin
• Germany & USSR become allies
• Agreed that they would split Poland
September 1, 1939Germany invades Poland
The invasion of Poland caused Britain and France to declare war.
World War II officially starts.YouTube - Germany Invades Poland-France and Britain Declares War
New military strategy used by Germany. It involved strategic bombing, followed by huge
waves of tanks & infantry.
Atonement - Elegy For Dunkirk - YouTube
1. June 10: Italy joins Germany & attacks France from the south
2. June 14: Paris falls
3. June 22: France surrenders
On June 16, 1940, the French cabinet voted to ask Germany for armistice terms. In order to completely humiliate the French, Hitler insisted on receiving their surrender inside the same railroad car in which the Germans had surrendered to the Allies at the end of World War I.
Economic & Political Causes of WWII
• Aggression by totalitarian powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
• Nationalism• Failures of the Treaty of Versailles• Weakness of the League of Nations• Appeasement• Tendencies towards isolationism and pacifism
(peace loving) in Europe and the U.S.
Things to Do!
1. Battles and Events chart - Use your notes and book to fill in 1 and 2
2. Complete People of WWII chart using pictures around the room
3. Label the map and add color code for Axis powers, Axis control, Allied nations, Neutral nations – pg. 438
4. Complete the Exit Ticket (political cartoons) and turn in before you leave